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Saproxylic beetles in Sila National Park, Calabria region, Italy] The paper reports the faunistical list of Saproxylic beetles monitored during the research project “Conservation measures of Sites Nature 2000” in Sila National Park,... more
The European stag beetle, Lucanus cervus, is a flagship species for biodiversity conservation of old-growth forests and is protected under the Habitats Directive. Although it has been the focus of active research in the last two decades,... more
Large woody debris (LWD) in the form of standing dead trees and down logs is an important structural and functional component of forest ecosystems and is a key factor linking riparian forests and streams. We examined the infl uence of... more
Deadwood in various stages of decomposition and diverse spatial arrangements provides habitat for numerous organisms. However, knowledge on the colonization of deadwood by vascular plants in mixed deciduous forests is insufficient. We... more
This paper presents the specific terms of vocabulary and diagnostic horizons necessary for a field classification of submerged Histic humipedons (peats, moors). It is simply an exposition of definitions placed side by side with... more
1. Developing protocols for threatened invertebrates is often chal-lenging, because they are not only rare but also elusive. This is the case withthe stag beetle (Lucanus cervus), a protected and flagship species for the saprox-ylic... more